4 year old 165 top rusted out. Called Weld Rite, and I'm told that unless I can produce water sample results from a lab, no warranty. Well I've treated my Shaver with boiler treatment and water tested my self ever since I put this stove into use ( I'm Licensed Boiler Operator) I know a few things about boilers and how to operate them. No where in the warranty paper that came with my boiler did it say water samples had to be sent to a independent lab. I talked with my dealer he told me he has 5 boilers all sold the same time as was mine that the tops and bottoms have rusted out and Weld rite would not stand behind the boilers. Since then He told me that he told weld rite to shove it up their a*s and he is no longer a dealer for them.
So I tore into my boiler this last weekend. What a freaking Joke. A idiot must have designed this turd, or at minimum someone who has no concept fluid heat transfer.
1. First no-no the 6" head space in the water tank will not allow the metal to be protected from rust, the metal has to be immersed in water/boiler treatment to be protected this and inferior metal is why mine has rusted out. The water jacket should be full, all the way to the top.
2. You can not have the fire box end plates go completely out to the water jacket and get circulation and flow, this is why I can here mine boiling and yet only get 140 deg water going out because I'm using the same damn water in the 5" space between the back of the water jacket and the fire box support plate.
3. Back tank cover....What can I say it doesn't fit, what a joke, you can not get to it, to properly seal it unless the roof is off the boiler.
I patched my back together, because of -10 weather coming, did add some 1" 90's and 24" nipple to get my supply water coming from the center of the water tank. I will make plans this summer to tear the whole piece of Sh*t down and build it right. I would not recommend this boiler to anyone, if your considering this boiler I would look else where. I past up a Central boiler because I thought they were too expensive, in the long run now, It would have been a hell of a lot cheaper.